Combined manger and hay-rack for stables.



No. 692,382. Patented Feb. 4, I902.

T. M06. SWINTON.

COMBINED HANGER AND HAY RACK FOR STABLES.

X (Application filed Nov. 7, 1901.)

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TH:' Mann THOMAS MCGUIRE Sl/VINTON,

OF EAST ST. KILDA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

COMBINED MANGER AND HAY-RACK FOR STABLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,382, dated February 4, 1902. Application filed November 7 1901. Serial No, 81,424. (No model.

To 60% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M OGUIRE SWIN- TON, iron-worker, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at N o. 51 Leslie street, East St. Kilda, in the British State of Victoria, have invented a new and useful Combined Manger and Hay-Rack for Stables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a combined manger and hay-rack for stables, both parts being carried on a common frame which is so constructed that it can be readily fixed in position in the corner of a stable.

The manger is made of sheet metal secured in position by a novel form of clip in such a manner that it can be easily detached in order that it may be thoroughly cleaned; also, it is fitted with devices which prevent the horse working the feed out while feeding.

The hay-rack is made of tubular metal bars and arranged above the manger upon the aforesaid frame in order that all loose feed will fall to the manger.

In order that the invention may be well understood, I will now fully describe it, aided by a reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the combined manger and hay-rack; and Fig. 2, a section of it on line to 8, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aplan of the manger and its frame; Fig. 4, detail views of the manger fastening-clip; Fig. 5, details of the end part of the manger carrierbar and bracket; Fig. 6, detail views of the bracket which supports the lower bar of the hay-rack, and Fig. '7 detail views of the bracket which supports the upper bar.

The manger A is made of sheet metal, preferably galvanized sheetsteel of the form shown, supported in position upon frame B by being seated on the diagonal frame-piece b and by a hollow lip a, which is formed on the front upper edge of its front plate, said lip fitting over and beingseated upon a curved tubular bar 0, each end part of which passes onto a pin 0, formed upon a bracket (3, said brackets being secured with wood-screws to the frame B. The manger has a tubular rail A, supported within it at the position shown,

said rail being carried by brackets A bolted to the front plate of manger,and by end socket= brackets A secured to its side plates.

D is the clip-fastening for securing the manger in position upon front bar 0, said clip being made of two light metal straps bent upon themselves and hinged together by a link cl, the outer strap being curved to fit over the front nosing of manger and the inner strap fiat to lie on its innersurface. Each strap is provided with a hole d to receive a wing-nut screw-bolt D, which passes through them and the front of manger when the parts are together, as shown in Fig. 2. A rivet d secures the end parts of each half of the clip together. On the top surface of the manger at each front corner are angle-plates a, which are sweated and riveted in position; also, at the back angle is a smaller plate o The tubular railA and angle-plates a prevent the horse working the feed out of the manger.

The hay-rack E is constructed of the curved tubular bars 6,- secured at top and bottom to T-pieces 6', connected together by or supported on upper and lower curved bars e and c respectively, the ends of the upper bar e being screwed into the brackets E and the ends of the lower bar 6 secured by the socketbrackets E and both said brackets are fastened by wood-screws to the frame 13. The lower bar e is curved in the reverse direction to that of the upper bar in order to provide room for the horses head while feeding.

The wooden frame B is constructed of the upright pieces b,carryin g the horizontal battens b the lower of which carry the aforesaid manger seating-piece b, said parts being firmly secured together and forming a frame or stool to support the manger, as hereinbefore described. Again, angularly-arranged battens or bars b are secured to the aforesaid stool and project upward far enough to support the end brackets of the hay-rack, and it will be obvious that the manger can be constructed and used by itself without the hay-rack.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A manger having angularly meeting sides, and a rounded front, and a guard-bar within the manger having a curved portion secured to said front at a distance therefrom,

curved bar 0 carried by brackets C and the wooden frame B substantially as described and shown.

4. The combination of the manger A having front curved lip a, angle-pieces or", inner rail A carried by brackets A A clip D D, curved 1 carrier-rail 0, carried by brackets 0, wood frame B and the hay-rack E carried on frame B by brackets E and E substantially as described and shown.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my 20 hand in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MCGUIRE SWINTON.

WVitnesses:

BEDLINGTON BODYCOMB, W. J. S. THOMPSON. 

